New Braunfels Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from New Braunfels, Texas, United States
Qibla Details for New Braunfels
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in New Braunfels?
The Qibla direction from New Braunfels, Texas, United States is 43.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in New Braunfels should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is New Braunfels from Mecca?
The distance from New Braunfels to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,780 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in New Braunfels?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within New Braunfels, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in New Braunfels?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from New Braunfels is 43.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in New Braunfels
The Qibla direction from New Braunfels, Texas, United States is 43.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,780 km (7,941 miles) away. Geographically, New Braunfels sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From New Braunfels, this means facing northeast (43.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in New Braunfels
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.4°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 93.8° from New Braunfels. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.4°.
Using a compass in New Braunfels
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in New Braunfels. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.